Show ContentsCoursy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Coursy family

The surname Coursy was first found in île-de-France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Paris and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. They branched north to Normandy in the arrondisement of Falaise at Coulliboeuf.

Nicolas Courcy, son of Nicolas and Marie-Anne-Helene, travelled from Normandy to Canada in the 17th century. After settling in Quebec he married Louise-Geneviève Dube on 11th November 1749. 1

Early History of the Coursy family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Coursy research. Another 94 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1176 is included under the topic Early Coursy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Coursy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Courcey, Courcy, Courciey, Courcei, Courcys, Courcie, Courci, Courrcey, Corcey, Coursy, de Courci, de Courcy, Curcy and many more.

Early Notables of the Coursy family

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United States Coursy migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Coursy Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • William Coursy, who arrived in Virginia in 1705 2


The Coursy Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Vincit omnia veritas
Motto Translation: Truth conquers all things.


  1. Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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